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| Date: | Wednesday 24 October 1956 |
| Time: | 14:59 |
| Type: |  Cessna 170A |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N1275D |
| MSN: | 19851 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Midland, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ector County Airport, TX |
| Bowie, TX | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Air Force T-33 jet and private plane collided at 1000ft and crashed into houses in flames. Pilot/owner Winfrord R. Clements (27).
Sources:
Youngstown Vindicator 25 October 1956, p1+18
The Bonham Daily Favorite 25 October 1956, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-May-2019 15:38 | TB | Added |
| 02-Jan-2022 20:32 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Nov-2023 11:09 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
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